Struggle in Russia

Dmitry's side was clean, but Alexander II soon lost his composure.

First of all, the third part of Ukraine finally received the latest battle report, but it was impossible for him to say that he did not panic when he saw cities declaring fall one after another.

In fact, he had never been so panicked during the most difficult period of the Crimean War. The reason was very simple. He knew that Britain and France only wanted his money and part of the territory and did not intend to kill him.

But the serf uprising was different. These mobs wanted both his money and his life, and it was clear at a glance which was more terrifying.

Secondly, if these messy battle reports made him worried, then the situation on Dmitry's side really made him a little panicked.

The reason is very complicated. After learning about the real situation in Ukraine, he realized that he still underestimated the seriousness of the matter. He thought that the troops given to Dmitry before should be enough, but now it seems that it is not enough. Just that few people look like meat buns beating dogs in front of hundreds of thousands of mobs.

It's just that for the time being, he can't get more troops to support Dmitri. After all, Dmitri's troops are almost blown up by the Ministry of Finance. Unless new taxes are increased immediately, the treasury will not be able to get a copper Out.

Alexander II also thought about raising taxes immediately, but Duke Alexander and Count Rostovtsev unanimously warned him that raising taxes would be like drinking poison to quench thirst. Now the burden is already heavy. If new taxes are added, it may arouse widespread dissatisfaction. The fire at that end has not been extinguished, and other places have rebelled.

Alexander II didn't want to press the floating gourd. After struggling for a long time, he temporarily gave up the idea of ​​imposing new taxes.

At this time, the latest news from Dmitry made him feel cold again. Before the battle started, a large number of officers were arrested. No matter how you look at it, they are a bit unstable.

You must know that Dmitri is the last hope of Alexander II. How much he hopes that Dmitri can make great strides forward, and the banner is invincible, and he will suppress the rebellion one after another with victories.

But what, Dmitri didn't do anything at all after arriving in Ukraine for half a month, just nestled in a small village in a daze. To be honest, this greatly exceeded Alexander II's expectations.

Wasn't Dmitry in a hurry when he strongly demanded to go to Ukraine to counter the rebellion? It looks like the fire is burning to the buttocks, why is it not in a hurry after arriving at the destination, what is this trick?

Alexander II was so anxious! That's called insomnia and not thinking about food and drink, and the angry mouth full of ulcers and stools also feels that gravity is not enough.

What's worse is that he can't show it yet, he has to pretend that everything is under control and the Alps will collapse without batting an eye.

But these came to his desk with the latest tricks Dmitry came up with, which eventually led to his mental breakdown!

"What the **** is he doing! The mob and the rebels didn't wipe out any of them, but instead captured a bunch of their own people. He thinks things aren't messy enough, or he thinks I haven't wiped his **** enough!"

The furious Alexander II revealed his true character and his true attitude towards Dmitry.

Obviously, the trust and reliance that were put on the sidelines before were all fake, and he was not as tolerant as he showed. After all, he was still a suspicious feudal monarch. He couldn't really trust anyone, even if that person was his close relative.

Naturally, it is impossible for him to really trust Dmitry, nor is it possible to really trust Bariatinsky. This has nothing to do with who the other party is. It is purely his status that determines that he can only be a loner.

Of course, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that the weakness in his character has completely exploded. The calmness and calmness he pretended to be before has completely faded away, and the rest is full of suspicion.

At this moment, he is a helpless and resentful neurotic, and the slightest sign of trouble will make him panic. And this is what Count Rostovtsev wanted.

If the king is not afraid of him, how can he rely on his subjects?

For Count Rostovtsev, the more frightened Alexander II was, the better for him, because Bariatinsky was away, and Pobedonostsev proved to be unreliable. Who can rely on?

Count Uvarov or old Adlerberg?

Certainly not, Alexander II looked around him, and the only one who could help him with his worries was Count Rostovtsev.

Of course Count Rostovtsev would not let go of this opportunity, so he stood up when Alexander II was most panicked!

"Your Majesty, I think the top priority is to quell the rebellion. Count Dmitry Milutin, as the commander-in-chief, has the power to deal with the officers under his command. We can only trust him!"

To be honest, this is very different from what Pobedonostsev, Duke Dolgoruky, and old Adlerberg said~www.readwn.com~ The attitude of these three people is either to firmly condemn Either Dmitry suggested sending imperial envoys to Ukraine to see what was going on. In short, he did not agree to Dmitry's request to punish those noble officers.

Count Rostovtsev was the first to make a clear suggestion to agree to Dmitry's request. To be honest, not to mention the three Pobedonostsevs, even Alexander II himself was shocked.

"Why? It's inappropriate to deal with so many officers just because of such a trivial matter!" Duke Dolgoruky couldn't help but questioned.

Count Rostovtsev didn't even look at him, and said to Alexander II very calmly: "Your Majesty, as I said just now, the immediate priority is countering the rebellion, which is the top priority. The rest are trivial matters, trivial matters All should give way to major events, there are no conditions for this!"

It's a pity that Duke Dolgoruki didn't understand it, or he understood it and had to pretend not to understand it for some reason!

I saw him yelling angrily: "Countering the rebellion is indeed very important, but this is not the reason for disposing of so many excellent officers for trivial matters! This is absolutely unacceptable!"

His tone was very firm, but in the eyes of Count Rostovtsev, it was not worth mentioning. Count Rostovtsev still did not look at him and continued to say to Alexander II:

"Your Majesty, do you think the arrested officers are better? Or Count Dmitry Milutin?"

This question is not difficult at all. Alexander II has the answer in his heart. Dmitri must be better. He doesn’t know what those chickens and dogs are, but they are just a group of people who only know how to drink, dance and play with women. Just a dude!